わら

Japanese

Alternative spelling
藁

Pronunciation

• (Tokyo) わ​ら [wáꜜrà] (Atamadaka – [1])
• IPA^(key): [ɰᵝa̠ɾa̠]

Noun

わら • (wara) 

1. straw
   • 2007, 新時代日漢辭典 (Xīn Shídài Rì-hàn Cídiǎn), 1st edition, 大新書局 (Dàxīn Shūjú), →ISBN:

     藁(わら)で蓆(むしろ)を作(つく)る

     wara de mushiro o tsukuru

     to make a straw mat with straws

Derived terms

• 藁人形(わらにんぎょう) (waraningyō)